SC Trails

The East Fork Trail has two trailheads: one at the Chattooga Picnic Area adjacent to the Walhalla Fish Hatchery and one at Burrells Ford. Starting at the picnic area, East Fork Trail is an easy 2.5-mile hike along the north bank of the scenic, fast-moving east fork of the Chattooga River.

This 1.7-mile trail through the 374-acre preserve takes you to the namesake, Eastatoe Creek, that tumbles steeply into a pristine mountain gorge.

Eastatoe Passage provides public access for hiking, fishing, and birdwatching in the picturesque natural wonderland of the Eastatoe Creek watershed upstream from Duke Energy’s Lake Keowee. The area is part of the Jocassee Gorges Wilderness Area, which National Geographic described as a “destination of a lifetime.”

In the heart of the Eastover community, this park provides athletic fields/courts, a new pool facility, picnic shelters, restrooms, as well as a paved walking path.

Starting from Pitch Landing, you will paddle downstream on Echaw Creek to the Santee River. You may see evidence of abandoned rice fields and a variety of fauna such as wild turkeys, owls, bobcats, or deer as you pass through magnificent oak ­hickory stands and cypress­ tupelo swamps.

Rich in Native American history, Edisto Beach on Edisto Island is one of four oceanfront state parks in South Carolina.

Edisto Beach State Park features an environmental education center that highlights the natural history of Edisto Island and the surrounding ACE basin, South Carolina’s longest system of wheelchair-accessible hiking and biking trails, and a 1.5-mile-long beach. This is an asphalt trail that leads to the beach.

This City of Columbia specialty park is wonderful for kids and adults, alike, featuring a basketball court, community facility, playground (with fossil dig area), splash pad and a quarter-mile walking path.

Added in 1992, the 2,600 foot boardwalk takes visitors into a typical Tupelo-Cypress wetland that lies between the Display Garden and the North Fork of the Edisto River. The boardwalk is fully accessible.

This National Recreation Trail is located within the ACE Basin and you can choose between a short looped trail or a long looped trail. The scenic trail offers several historic features including an old phosphate operation, an old canal, rice fields and the historic King's Highway, an old railroad tram.